Fiesta Chicken Enchiladas

I received my FREE Kraft Food and Family quarterly magazine today. It has some really great ideas for summer recipes. The one shown below uses leftover grilled chicken. Whenever I grill chicken I throw a few extras on so I can make recipes like this. It saves a ton of time.

1 small onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
4 cooked small chicken breasts, shredded
1 cup salsa, divided
4 oz cream cheese, cubed
1 tbsp chopped cilantro
1 tsp ground cumin
1 cup cheddar and monterey jack cheese, divded
8 flour torillas

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat large skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium heat. Add onions and garlic; cook and stir 2 min. Add chicken, 1/4 cup salsa, the cream cheese, cilantro and cumin; mix well. Cook until heated through, stirring occasionally. Add 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese; mix well.

Spoon about 1/3 cup of the chicken mixture onto each tortilla; roll up. Place, seam-side down, in 13 x 9 inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with remaining 3/4 cup salsa and remaining shredded cheese.

Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until heated through.

Makes 4 servings, 2 enchiladas each.

Chocolate Chip Cheese Dip

This is a yummy snack for a party or even if your kids are having a few friends over. My kids and their friends devour it. It is a nice sweet switch from the usual cheese ball. Cream cheese and butter are sweetened and blended with miniature chocolate chips.

1 8 oz package of cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened (not margarine)
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
4 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

In a medium bowl, beat together with an electric mixer cream cheese and butter until smooth. Mix in confectioners' sugar, brown sugar and vanilla. Stir in chocolate chips. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours. Serve with chocolate graham cracker sticks.

Appetizer: Shrimp Dip

Here is a great recipe for shrimp dip - I very often get asked for copies of this recipe when I bring it to parties.

1 can medium shrimp, rinsed and drained
1 8oz package of cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup of Miracle Whip
1/4 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp finely chopped green onions

Mix together the cream cheese and Miracle Whip in a medium bowl until well blended. Add the garlic powder, green onions and shrimp. Mix together and chill for at least one hour. Serve with crackers and enjoy!